Savannah Guthrie is an Australian-American journalist and attorney, best known as a main co-anchor of NBC's Today show, a role she has held since July 2012. Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1971, she grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Arizona before later graduating magna cum laude with a law degree from Georgetown—where she famously scored the highest on the Arizona bar exam. After starting in local news and working as a litigation attorney, she joined NBC in 2007 as a legal analyst, covering high-profile trials like those of Martha Stewart and Michael Jackson, and later served as a White House correspondent. In 2012, she replaced Ann Curry as the main co-anchor of Today, solidifying her place as a leading figure in morning television. More recently, in February 2026, the disappearance of her mother, Nancy, drew national attention, prompting Guthrie to temporarily suspend her broadcasting duties—including coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics—before returning to the network on April 6, 2026.